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October 19, 2015

In 2010, Heartland Assays, LLC and Metabolic Technologies, Inc. formed a strategic partnership to help better serve their clientele. Effective as of January 1, 2015, Heartland Assays and the analytical services division of Metabolic Technologies merged under one name: Heartland Assays. Utilizing the expertise and leadership of Dr. Rathmacher and...

October 16, 2013

A recent editorial in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) has indicated that "Effective January 1, 2015, manuscripts reporting sex steroid assays as important end-points must use MS-based assays." They expanded by stating "It is anticipated that this requirement for MS-based assays will extend to adrenal steroids and...

May 14, 2013

After 3/31/2012 we will no longer be accepting plasma samples for 25(OH)D to be run on the Liaison as Diasorin is altering their reagent. Plasma samples, however, will still be able to be run by RIA and LC/MS/MS.